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Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The financial services industry in Australia is one of the lucky ones right now with businesses still operational but while firms seem keen to hang on to their people, pay cuts are commonplace. April insights from financial services recruiter Profusion ...

Members begin to turn on industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
New customer satisfaction data shows members' opinions of industry superannuation funds are starting to turn, after weeks of scrutiny over their performance during the COVID-19 crisis. According to Roy Morgan's latest superannuation customer satisfaction ...

Chief economist update: Thank goodness for Sorbent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
They were loathed, yelled at, vilified and even arrested - but the hordes of panic-buyers and toilet paper hoarders that invaded supermarkets, hardware stores, bottle shops, and businesses selling "work from home" wares may have collectively limited ...

SuperFriend bolsters support offerings as demand peaks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
SuperFriend is adding to its suite of workplace mental health training resources, as super funds, insurers and other workplaces turn to the organisation for help supporting employees through COVID-19. The organisation has updated its "most popular and ...

Should unused services on AFSLs be subject to ASIC levy?

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... time, Peter Dobrijevic, Polymaths' chief executive officer, chief investment officer, responsible manager (and only employee) estimated it could hit about $185 million in two years, on the back of individually managed accounts and a unit trust. However ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... significant revenue as a result of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown measures to access up to $1500 a fortnight per employee. Financial advisers and registered tax agents also recently won a battle for regulatory relief from the government in order ...

Financial services exec embroiled in bribery scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... more than US$60,000 to members of the Ghanaian parliament. The SEC alleges that Berko took deliberate measures so his employee would not detect the bribery scheme, and even misled his employer's compliance team about the true role of the Ghana-based ...

How wealth management must respond to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... entire wealth-management value chain." McKinsey predicts increased operational risks in relation to business continuity, employee safety and client confidentiality. "Additionally, firms must be prepared for worst-case scenarios in which key personnel ...

Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
Executives and directors of a $12 billion Queensland superannuation fund have committed to a 10% decrease in their remuneration until at least June 30 as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. LGIAsuper will fund the 10% pay cut through the executives' ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... the government's $130 billion JobKeeper payment, which will see employers impacted by COVID-19 eligible for $1500 per-employee in a program designed to keep people employed. The government estimates six million Australians could be eligible for the JobKeeper ...